Julia Anne’s fever climbed to 102 degrees today and Dr. McCord was called for another visit. He still was not sure of her diagnosis, but the Lanhams put her to bed “immediately.”
The saintly doctor making housecalls with his black leather bag is an image of years long passed. In the mid-century, firms from auto to tobacco companies capitalized on it. Thi…
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